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Feb 24, 2026

Rooted in Leadership: Reflections from the 2026 Caldwell Fellows Alumni Conference

What happens when generations of leaders gather to explore the values that ground them? At this year’s Caldwell Fellows Alumni Conference, we found out, and the conversations that unfolded reminded… 

Feb 12, 2026

Leaders and Stewards: Seth Ellington on Paying it Forward

The Caldwell Fellows Program is made possible by the generous support of donors. All of the deeply immersive, high-impact programming we provide — our monthly dinner seminars, Urban Adventures trips,… 

Jan 23, 2026

“Giving for the Future”: Susan Brooks

For this post, we invited an alumna and donor to the Caldwell Fellows Program, Susan Brooks, to share why she cares enough about the program to have pledged a planned… 

Dec 10, 2025

“Why We Give”: Tori & Kerr Collins

For this post, we invited an alumna of and donor to the Caldwell Fellows Program to share a little bit about what inspires her to give her time, talent, testimony,… 

Dec 8, 2025

Caldwell Fellows Wilderness Expedition Expands

The Caldwell Fellows Wilderness Expedition, for decades, has pushed students out of their comfort zones through a structured experience of challenge and support, with a proven impact on personal development.… 

Nov 3, 2025

Rooted in Leadership: Mesha Strickland

Mesha Strickland is a Human Biology major with minors in Psychology and Health, Medicine, and Human Values in the Caldwell Class of 2027. Despite being the youngest, Mesha has felt… 

Oct 22, 2025

Rooted in Leadership: Armaan Raina

Armaan Raina is a Computer Science and Statistics major in the Caldwell Class of 2027. Even before his time in the program, Armaan saw servant leadership as a core part… 

Oct 6, 2025

From Tailgate Trash to Transformative Leadership: Paul Mobley’s “Chuck It” Legacy

When Paul Mobley applied to the Caldwell Fellows program as a student at NC State, he never imagined that his stipend proposal would become a campus-wide sustainability initiative—let alone a defining… 

Sep 10, 2025

Threading Stories: A Caldwell Fellows Journey Through New York City

These words, spoken by one of our students to Dr. Brewer after Saturday evening’s Broadway performance, perfectly capture what made our recent New York City trip so powerful. Over three… 

Sep 3, 2025

August 2025 Dinner Seminar Recap

The Caldwell Fellows launched the 2025–2026 academic year with a joyful dinner seminar that reconvened friends and highlighted the individual activities done over the summer. After a warm welcome from…